POA is featured in "INTERNI Magazine". In a 6-page special report on POA, "INTERNI Design Era" introduced the development of architectural concepts and architectural practices from the establishment of POA to the present, saying that POA is designing future cities with the design concepts of "people and architecture" and "environmental harmony" combined with local characteristics.
Founder/Chief Architect of POA Architects
Associate Member of the American Institute of Architects (AlA)
Royal Chartered Architect (RIBA)
Pan Chengshou, born on October 30, 1990, is a Chinese architect, founder and creative partner of Pan of Architects (POA).
In 2020, he founded POA Architecture. By 2024, the company's number of partners has expanded, and its famous projects include Ouhai Bay Public Rental Housing, Gold International Plaza, Oulian Auto Plaza, Wuqian Sports Park, China Eye Valley Convention and Exhibition Center, "Phoenix Green Valley" Comprehensive Bonded Zone Project, Binhai Water Purification Plant Covered Intelligent Industrial Park, Wuhan Optics Valley East Neighborhood Center, Yunhechao, and Digital Agriculture Cooperative.
Since 2024, Pan Chengshou has won many architectural competitions. On September 25, 2024, Pan Chengshou was featured on the cover of the French magazine "Design Exchange" and won the 2024FDC AWARD "International Influence Cover Person of the Year" award. 2024Perspective 40 under 40 Annual Award.
In November 2024, the Royal Institute of British Architects invited Pan Chengshou to become a British Royal Chartered Architect (RIBA), and in 2024 he was also invited to join the American Institute of Architects (AIA).
Chinese name Pan Chengshou
Nationality China
Ethnicity Han
Date of birth 1990
University graduated Zhejiang Wanli University
Occupation Architect
Main achievements Founder and partner of POA Architecture
Place of birth Zhejiang
Representative works Ouhai Bay Public Rental Housing, Gold International Plaza, Oulian Auto Plaza, Wuqian Sports Park, China Eye Valley Convention and Exhibition Center, "Phoenix Green Valley" Comprehensive Bonded Zone Project, Binhai Water Treatment Plant Covered Intelligent Industrial Park, Wuhan Optical Valley East Neighborhood Center
Gender Male
Personal experience
Pan Chengshou, who studied at the Department of Architecture of Zhejiang Wanli University, won the Zhejiang Province Undergraduate Scientific Research Innovation Team Project Research Award in 2009, and received a bachelor's degree in engineering and an excellent graduation design in 2012. He obtained the certification of architectural engineer in 2018, developed China's first batch of future community pilot projects "Ouhai Nanhu Future Community" in 2020, and was selected into the Future Community Expert Database in 2021. In 2024, he was invited to join the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and became a British Royal Chartered Architect (RIBA) in 2024. In 2024, he designed the China Eye Valley Convention and Exhibition Center, the Binhai Water Treatment Plant Cover Intelligent Manufacturing Industrial Park, and the Belt and Road Initiative Project in the Comprehensive Bonded Zone, which attracted the attention of the industry and was invited to be included in the international publication "China Architectural Design Works Yearbook". In 2024, POA Shanghai Office was established and won the "International Influence Cover Person of the Year" award from a French magazine.
Occupation
2015-2019
The first major achievement was the European Bay public rental housing designed by Pan Chengshou in Wenzhou in 2019. It connects 12 residential neighborhoods through spreading clouds and is completed in 2024. The design pays great attention to daylight, privacy and vision. All apartments can see the surrounding diagonal landscape. The buildings are no longer isolated, but enclosed or semi-enclosed courtyard spaces. The corridors are bright and the comfortable space scale makes people feel a sense of belonging and intimacy. In 2020, this building won the first batch of pilot models of future communities in China.
2020-2023
In 2020, POA Architecture (POA) was established as an independent company. By 2024, POA had won numerous architectural competitions and international awards.
POA designed the complex project Gold International Plaza in 2021 and completed in November 2024. It designed a headquarters park integrating offices, apartments, and convention and exhibition centers. The building uses a green roof. "The client believes that the green roof is an integral part of the building, which not only provides the environmental benefits of the green roof we are familiar with, but also increases the visual effect of the roof terrace.
Their third medical project, "Tengjiao Central Health Center", was designed and constructed in 2022. The theme of the entire building is people-oriented and patient-centered, with a compact layout, scientific processes, and avoidance of cross-infection. The building is expected to be completed in 2027.
In 2022, POA won the design competition for the China Longgang Digital Agriculture Cooperative. The construction of China's first digital agriculture innovation project with a construction area of 10,191.65 square meters began in 2022, representing the beginning of the road to rural revitalization. It is expected to be completed in 2025.
2024 to present: International perspective
Pan Chengshou designed a Phoenix Green Valley Comprehensive Bonded Zone project for Yiwu in 2024. Covering an area of 718,500 square meters, it is a bonded area that can provide logistics, processing, maintenance, trade and other bonded services to the world. A project that fully meets community needs and promotes regional development, the roof uses solar photovoltaic panels and is designed as an entire ecosystem, which is an important foundation for future sustainable urban development.
Wuqian Sports Park designed by POA in 2024 started construction in Cangnan, China in 2024. The project has made great contributions to promoting local national sports. The construction area is about 35,000 square meters. The project mainly revolves around the citizens' desire to build a unique land art park. It breaks the traditional independent spatial relationship between gymnasiums and parks.
Design Concept
Pan Chengshou said: "For us, it is more important to spread our ideas. Architecture ultimately achieves the goal of harmonious coexistence between heaven, earth and man. This is the long-term consensus of Chinese architectural theory from the past to the future. The most important tradition of Chinese architecture is the perception and creativity based on the idea of "harmony between man and nature", which is also an important factor in the continuous development of our national culture. The vitality of Chinese architecture is not to pursue novelty in form, but to create the future.
Main achievements
2024: Perspective 40 under 40 Annual Award
2024: GFDA Global Future Design Award
2024: Internationally influential cover figure, French "FDC AWARD" magazine
2024:AIA Associate Member, American Institute of Architects (AIA)
2024: RIBA Chartered Member, Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA)
2018: Received the Architectural Engineer
2009: Received the Zhejiang Province Undergraduate Scientific Research Innovation Team Project Research Award
Major works
2023-2027 Tengjiao Central Hospital Competition Pingyang, China Under Construction
2020-2024. Ouhai Bay Public Rental Housing Competition Ouhai, China Completed
2021-2024 Gold International Plaza Commission Ruian, China Completed
2022 Longgang International Printing Market Proposal Longgang, China Proposal
2022 Dongtou Citizen Center Proposal Dongtou, China Proposal
2022-2025 Digital Agriculture Cooperative Competition Longgang, China Under Construction
2022-2027 "Wangshan" Ecological Water Plant in Southern Zhejiang Competition Cangnan, China Under Construction
2023-2028 Ruian Agricultural Technology College Competition Ruian, China In-depth Design
2023-2027 Wuqian Sports Park Commission Cangnan, China Under Construction
2023 Wenzhou Grain Processing Park Proposal Longwan, China Proposal
2023 Vineyard Club Proposal Ouhai, China Proposal
2023 East 31st Street Apartment Proposal Ouhai, China Proposal
2023-2025 Oulian Auto Plaza Commissioned Longwan, China Under Construction
2024-2029 "Phoenix Green Valley" Comprehensive Bonded Zone Project Competition Yiwu, China Fang Design
2024-2029. Binhai Water Treatment Plant Cover Intelligent Industrial Park Competition Longwan, China Design
2024-2028 China Eye Valley Convention and Exhibition Center Competition Longwan, China Design
2024-2029 Wuhan Optics Valley East Neighborhood Center Competition Wuhan, China Design
2024 Shenzhen No. 31 Senior High School Proposal Shenzhen, China. Proposal
Published books (books about POA)
French "Design Exchange" magazine
Publisher: French "Design Exchange" magazine editorial board
Article author: Pan Chengshou
Work time: 2024-11
Design Converge, a French magazine, was founded in 2013. It is a professional international design magazine founded by China International
Interior Design Network. In 2019, Design Converge reached a strategic cooperation with the French CEIDA China-Europe International Design
Association and registered for an international serial number at the International Serial Publications Registration Center (CIEPSISSN International
Center) in Paris, France.
In 2014, the cover story of the December issue of the French magazine Design Exchange introduced POA Architecture, published an exclusive
interview with Pan Chengshou, and selected him as the cover figure of the year with international influence. It also published POA's column
article "One Belt, One Road International Supply Chain Project in the "Phoenix Green Valley" Comprehensive Bonded Zone", which pointed out
that we need a dialogue between universal architecture and the environment, and is committed to exploring a future path of organic symbiosis
and sustainable development between people, architecture and the environment.